Rowan Witt

Rowan Witt is an Australian theatre, television and film actor. He is best known for his roles in The Book of Mormon, Into The Woods, South Pacific, Dogfight, Underbelly and The Matrix. 2Early life Witt was born in Sydney to script writer parents.He went to high school at the International Grammar School. His graduating artwork topped the state, and was selected to feature in the exhibition 'ArtExpress' at the NSW Art Gallery, where he was additionally awarded the Julian Ashton drawing scholarship. Witt attended the Sydney Conservatorium of Music University, from which he received a Bachelor of Music Performance, majoring in Classical Voice.With a background in improv, Witt also undertook intensive training at various institutions including ATYP and NIDA. 2Career Witt studied acting and music from an early age, before going on to work extensively in film and television. Several notable roles include The Matrix, Somewhere in the Darkness, Escape of the Artful Dodger, Underbelly and Home and Away. He was short-listed to the final four for the role of Harry Potter in the series of feature films and was the only Australian actor to be flown to Leavesden Studios in England to screen-test for the role.As a classical performer Witt performed in concerts, recitals, oratorios and operas including, Opera Australia's Britten's Turn of the Screw, Puccini's Tosca, Britten's Midsummer Night's Dream and Mozart's The Magic Flute. Witt made his musical theatre début in The Lincoln Centre's production of South Pacific at the Sydney Opera House in which he played Professor. It was directed by Bartlett Sher and starred Teddy Tahu Rhodes and Lisa McCune.This was soon followed by Witt's breakthrough role as Jack, in the 2014 Australian production of Into The Woods, at the Melbourne Arts Centre. He garnered critical acclaim for "redefining the role", being described as "a talent to watch", "terrifically crafted" and "bringing a depth of detail to Jack beyond any performance to date".Witt then starred in the Australian premiere of Pasek and Paul's musical, Dogfight, at the Hayes Theatre, as the Vietnam marine, Bernstei